The Peconic Puffin

Long Island Windsurfers: Saddle Up!

Tomorrow is going to honk! Load your shredmobiles.
Windsurfing Art

Check out this wonderful image from photographer Jeff Schultz (aka Peconic Jeff). To me it’s a painting!
The Peconic Puffin will be changing a little

The company that provided the internet backbone to The Peconic Puffin since 2006 is shutting down in four weeks. Here at PP world HQ we are scrambling to maintain what we can and move forward. Didn’t think about this 19 years ago when we moved the Puffin from a photocopied newsletter to the interwebs! We're not sure what it will look like, but it will be different. Expect no improvement in editorial quality.

Bear with us. Pray for wind.
The blog is in transition. Please be patient.

The company that provided the internet backbone to The Peconic Puffin since 2006 is shutting down in four weeks. Here at PP world HQ we are scrambling to maintain what we can and move forward. Didn’t think about this 19 years ago when we moved the Puffin from a photocopied newsletter to the interwebs! Bear with us. Pray for wind. The look below that you know and have tolerated will be going away. What’s next we don’t know. When in doubt: Sheet in!
Too much, too little

North Sea Road was blown out. Jon Ford said "I think I'd need a 3.6". If Jonathan needed a. 3.6 I needed to hide in my van! Feeling better (safer) about the prospects of East Landing, Jeff and I headed over to meet Artie. Sat around for an hour talking and waiting for Artie (fools us) such that when he arrived, we caught about five minutes of good 4.2 before it died.

Oops.

At least we got to hang!

(Photo: Me, thinking I'm about to rip it up on the water. C'est la windsurfing. Pic by The Art of Windsurfing)
Blew Mondays. Thursday looks promising.

Monday morning saw a quick session for wingers and windsurfers at the end of North Sea Road on the Little Peconic. Me and Pav on 5ish meters and small boards for a couple hours, while Jon Ford and assortment of wingers got it done as well.

Thursday is looking prime from the Northeast! Keep your shredmobiles loaded…

(Photo: The flag at North Sea Road. Looking the worse for wear but great for wind!)
Summer at SJ Continues

Everything worked. Eric was on a 7.3, I was great on a 5.4…whatever you had, you planed on a sunny warm Thursday afternoon. Also on the water: Joe Nat and The Art of Windsurfing!
Windsurfing with a FitiBit

I was curious as to how much of a workout windsurfing actually was. Hooked in cruising in easy conditions on a 7.5 was one thing, but how about when the wind was up? A few times now I've strapped on my fitbit when wearing a drysuit or fullsuit (the bit is said to be waterproof but not up for watersports. I thought "surely under a wetsuit it should be fine."

It is.

And windsurfing gets the heart going (as if you didn't know that!)

Check out this 4.7 session at South Jamesport. Yes doc, I gotta windsurf for my heart!

(this is from last week's SJ session, ripping with Artie Jeff Rob and Eric.)
Crazy Gusty (and good!) at SJ

The winds were nuts. "Three Oh to Six Oh" I was laughingly advised by Scott upon arrival.

Rob was rigging four and change so I followed suit with a 4.7, on 93 liters to get me through the lulls. It was needed.

Scott's description was not an exaggeration. There were times we were gagging. And gusts that flattened some of us. But it was a windy and warm Saturday! On the water: Rob, Eric, Artie, Peconic Jeff, a kiter unknown to me, and your editor.
The Return of Peconic Jeff

Jeff has actually been sailing all spring but I haven't shared the water with him in ages. 10-almost 20 years ago (!!!) we sailed all the time! Caught some five meter action (six and seven for the crazies Artie and Eric!) at Sebonac on Sunday. Also on the water: The Natalies, Scott, and winger John Nat arrived as I was packing up. Another beautiful windy weekend day! Pic courtesy the Art of Windsurfing.